John Edward Lovelock was a New Zealand athlete who became the world 1500m and mile record holder and 1936 Olympic champion in the 1500 metres.
Lovelock at the 1936 Olympics
Jack Lovelock passport photo (1931)
Jack Lovelock breaking the finishing line at the Summer Olympic Games 1936 in Berlin
Statue at Timaru Boy's High
The 1936 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad and commonly known as Berlin 1936, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 to 16 August 1936 in Berlin, Germany. Berlin won the bid to host the Games over Barcelona at the 29th IOC Session on 26 April 1931. The 1936 Games marked the second and most recent time the International Olympic Committee gathered to vote in a city that was bidding to host those Games. Later rule modifications forbade cities hosting the bid vote from being awarded the games.
Runners carrying the Olympic Flame
The Olympic village
US track team house at the Olympic village, 2015
Jesse Owens' room at the Olympic village, 2015